Tobias Bauchop or Baccup (c.1665 – 1710) was a 17th-century Scottish master mason responsible for several architctural masterpieces, mainly working as contractor to the eminent architect Sir William Bruce.

Life

He was born around 1665 in Alloa in central Scotland, the son of Thomas Bauchop (b. 1639), a master mason and bridge builder, and his wife, Janet Meerson (b. 1650). He was apprenticed to his father and took over his projects from at least 1680. From 1685 he had a working relationship with Sir William Bruce, Scotland's foremost architect of the day. From around 1695, he apprenticed Alexander Edward to provide working drawings for his projects. From 1699, Bruce, Bauchop and Edward jointly worked on the huge Hopetoun House project.''Alloa Advertiser'', 25 August 2021 He died in Alloa on 26 April 1710. Bauchop's house in Alloa survives, including its marriage stone with a devil's head. It was restored by the National Trust for Scotland.

Known works

*Remodelling of Alloa Kirk (1680) including the church spire *

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(1684) *

Kinross House Kinross House is a late 17th-century country house overlooking Loch Leven, near Kinross in Kinross-shire, Scotland. History Construction of the house began in 1685, by the architect Sir William Bruce as his own home. It is regarded as one of hi ...

for Sir William Bruce (1685–87) * Kinross Home Farm (1686) *Remodelling of Argaty House (1687) *Three Gun Battery,

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(1689) *Market Cross, Alloa (1690) *House for himself Star House, 25 Kirkgate, Alloa (1695) * Cortachy Castle (1696) *Kinloch House, Meigle (1697) *Memorial to Provost McCulloch, Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling (1698) * Craigiehall near Edinburgh (1699) for William Johnstone, 2nd

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*Mansion for

Sir John Shaw, 3rd Baronet Sir John Shaw, 3rd Baronet (c. 1679–1752) of Greenock was a Scottish Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1708 and 1734. He was instrumental in the construction of Greenock Harbour, and took part in actions against the Jacobi ...

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(1702) *

Mertoun House Mertoun House is a country house situated by the River Tweed, east of St Boswells in the Scottish Borders. It is home to the Duke of Sutherland. The early 18th-century house is an A listed building, and was designed by Sir William Bruce. The gard ...

with Bruce (1703) *

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Town Hall (1705) * Hopetoun House with Bruce * Duke of Montrose's house, Drygate, Glasgow (1708) *Remodelling of the Great Hall at

(1710)

Family

He was married to Margaret Lapsley. He had a son Tobias Bauchop (1673-1719) and grandson Tobias Bauchop (1719-1746).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bauchop, Tobias 1710 deaths People from Alloa 17th-century Scottish architects Year of birth uncertain